Peacefully our “Free-Spirited/Adventurous” father Giuseppe Aldo Santoro was called to Heaven on November 5th, 2026. He was born in Ruvo del Monte, Italy on October 28th, 1942. At the early age of just fourteen, Giuseppe traveled to Switzerland, finding work as a farm helper. The elderly couple who owned the farm adored Giuseppe so much they wanted to adopt him. But not wanting to be bound by any ties, Giuseppe travelled to a different canton in Switzerland and found work at Heberlein Technology AG, in Wattwill and was quickly promoted to the position of fabric dye manager. There, he met the love of his life, Maria Graziella Farina, and wanting to provide a decent life for her, Giuseppe then travelled to Cranbrook, British Columbia and became a logger. Still, Giuseppe thought his earnings as a logger were insufficient, and so, he then travelled to Ontario where he found work at a steal mill (Dofasco) in Hamilton, Ontario. Here, once again, Giuseppe was admired by his supervisors and colleagues for his brilliant mind and was yet again promoted to crane operator. This time the fit was right, and Giuseppe stayed at Dofasco for over twenty-five years.
Giuseppe fulfilled his dreams of having a happy family life, delightfully spoiling his girls and wife with whatever they wanted. He was known as being a benevolent man who generously shared the gatherings from his vegetable gardens and fruit trees with family members and friends.
Throughout his life, Giuseppe remained a magnanimous man who was welcomed into many homes for his good spirit, great conversation and his loving friends always saying, “No don’t go, stay a little longer, Giussepe.”
Predeceased by his beloved wife Maria Graziella Farina-Santoro, he will be greatly missed by his daughters, Margaret Rosa Santoro and Anna Santoro and by his grandchildren, Alexander Giuseppe Santoro and Daniel Johnathon Santoro.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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My Condolences to Margaret Santoro, Anna Santoro and family from the Faiazza family.